Game #3994
Aston Villa
Saturday, 12 December 1987
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 25,759
Birmingham City
St Andrew's
Birmingham City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 13' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Garry Thompson hits a second successive brace to make it six in four games as Villa make it nine away victories out of twelve and remain third in the second division table, four points off first place.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 December 1987
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson, Assist by Kevin Gage
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 1-1, (Birmingham City), Andy Kennedy
🕒 | HT Birmingham City 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 2-1, Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Birmingham City 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in seventeen Division Two games, winning eleven.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 12 December 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1978-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 7 🟥 6 | 1.86
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Bridges | 🏴 | Deeside, 1978-1989
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 1 February 1986, Villa 0-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
Ron Bridges
CARDS
Villa
None
Birmingham City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Mark Lillis replaces Andy Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.30 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.47 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.26 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Garry Pendrey | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Tony Godden | 🏴 |
RB Ray Ranson | 🏴 |
D Brian Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Vince Overson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB John Frain | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M John Trewick | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner (ex) | 🏴 |
M Gary Childs | 🏴 |
W Ian Handysides | 🏴 |
W Steve Wigley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Kennedy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB John Frain | 🏴 | (F Guy Russell | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Kevin Ashley | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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